{"id":1799,"date":"2024-12-31T04:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T04:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2024-12-31T04:18:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T04:18:06","slug":"gerst-barriga-ocken-yebra-win-medals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=1799","title":{"rendered":"Gerst, Barriga, Ocken, Yebra win medals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>M&#8217;town High wrestlers place high at Lou Bronzan, Brittany David invitationals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lake County Sports on Facebook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BRENTWOOD &gt;&gt; Middletown High School wrestlers came away with four medals Saturday during the Lou Bronzan (boys) and Brittany David (girls) invitational tournaments held at Liberty High School in Brentwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Lou Bronzan, Jay-j Gerst made a strong push after being knocked into the consolation bracket to finish fourth at 285 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe was unseeded in the bracket, and after losing his second match in the championship round, he won five matches in a row before finishing fourth,\u201d Middletown head coach Brian Hunt said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Brittany David, the Mustangs scored a pair of third-place medals and a fourth-place medal. Thirds went to Cat Barriga at 110 pounds and Krystal Ocken at 170 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While going 3-1 in the 110-pound bracket, Barriga, a senior, set a school record for most career wins by a Middletown girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ocken won four of her five matches at 170 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophie Yebra added a fourth-place medal at 100 pounds, going 2-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMost of our team will resume action this weekend at home for the 2025 Dennis Jensen Invitational tournament,\u201d Hunt said. \u201cThe varsity girls will resume action next week at the Napa Tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241230_194834-1024x840.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241230_194834-1024x840.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241230_194834-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241230_194834-768x630.jpg 768w, https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241230_194834.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cat Barriga placed third at 110 pounds and also set a Middletown school record for most career victories. (Courtesy photos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241230_194844-1024x704.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241230_194844-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241230_194844-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241230_194844-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241230_194844.jpg 1193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Krystal Ocken placed third at 170 pounds, going 4-1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241230_194852.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241230_194852.jpg 871w, https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241230_194852-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241230_194852-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sophie Yebra finished fourth at 100 pounds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M&#8217;town High wrestlers place high at Lou Bronzan, Brittany David invitationals Lake County Sports on Facebook BRENTWOOD &gt;&gt; Middletown High School wrestlers came away with four medals Saturday during the Lou Bronzan (boys) and Brittany David (girls) invitational tournaments held at Liberty High School in Brentwood. 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